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Party. Drugs. Alcohol. Fun.
No matter what, as long it's fun, has as less responsibility as possibility and it has nothing to do with hard work.
This was Alicia's life just a few years back. When her husband returned from Afghanistan and the wish to become pregnant just didn't become true, the two decided to move to Hawaii and just - chill. And party. And hang out, you know?!
But it didn't took Alicia long to get pregnant, now that her partner and Alicia didn't expect it. But Alicia and her husband knew this was a chance. Their son was an opportunity to change their lives, get off the parties, the unhealthy way of life and finally take the responsibility for themselves but especially for the little kid.
But Alicia struggled hard. Her body didn't look the way she wanted it to. She fought with postpartum depression, and the question: How am I going to be a good mother to my son?
"I remembered looking in the mirror and was like: " Who is that? Who is that person? That's not me!" It made feel really gross and unhappy. (...) Having the gym was my saving grace to adopt to motherhood in my own way."
Alicia found her blessing in the gym, lifting weights, becoming strong - not only from the outside but from the inside through her training.
Now, Alicia is a Certified Life & Online Fitness Coach, and Certified Personal Trainer. She wants to show women how to live life more passionate and purposeful with the help of self-discovery and fitness. Alicia is also a National level Bikini Competitor and had great success in her first competitions. Her transformation is an example to follow and shows that anything is possible.
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Storytelling.
Often, this is the only way for many of us who are unheard, unseen or misunderstood to be given a voice.
A voice that reaches the rest of the world, that does not live through the often tragic stories that are hidden behind the silence.
Maggie is a filmmaker, storyteller and social change strategist. She helps to bring stories alive, stories that otherwise would never be told. She helps the people who have lived through these stories to be able to bring them to paper and eventually into film. To have this talent, to connect with people on such a deep level is not only a gift but necessary in our world that is shaken from so much adversity, hardship and trauma. But being behind the camera does not guarantee your own safety from any trauma, adversity or violence.
Listen to this amazing interview with Maggie, her incredible work that she is doing with so much passion and compassion for the people that need our voice to be heard and have a look behind the scenes.
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Pain. Some of us can take a lot of it. Some of us can't take any. But then there are a few of us that share a story of endless, extreme pain that was once or still is part of their life.
Maraliz Campos is one of them. Her journey led her not only through an immense amount of extreme physical pain, but forced her to find her own way out as it seemed impossible to find the reason for what makes her being so hurt.
Let us take you on an amazingly empowering story of how to deal with extreme pain, what wonderful job Maraliz is working now and how you can take a next step towards a better pain management for yourself.
Find Maraliz here: http://maralizyoga.com/
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Imagine a day at school, having fun with your friends and everything is great. Until you get home.
At home, where you want to feel safe and loved, you are told that you are not skinny enough. In fact you are told you are too fat. You hear the F-Word.
Your world becomes confusing, as if you had a ride in a washing machine are you stumbling through your days and you are wondering what is wrong with you - and why?!
A similar story has Jacqueline to tell. A story of growing up in a wonderful body - and being told a dangerous story of how other people should look like in reality. And it was not Jacqueline's size that fit into that picture. She was told to change.
The mirror became Jacqueline's enemy knowing that looking inside she would find a girl that didn't look the way her parents wanted her to.
This podcast episode is about the hard fight through body image issues, bullying and the acknowledgement that even your loved ones can push you into very dangerous beliefs.
Learn how Jacqueline lived through her teenage years with body image issues, what has changed for her, how she overcomes this story and what she is doing now with her own podcast. #PowerWoman
WHERE TO FIND JACQUELINE
https://thefwordpodcast.org/book-club/
Listen to my episode with Jackie:
https://thefwordpodcast.org/episode-ten/
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"... and that's when I realized I have been trained to serve."
Sandra* from England has been adopted very early after she was born.
She grew up in England, went to school and lived a very introverted life. Her parents asked her to do a couple of jobs in the household in a very early stage of her childhood - but later it became more duties that were introduced by a bell ringing.
Her obligations grew and so did her awareness that something was wrong. When she finally started to talk to her fellow students in school she found out that life was not what it's supposed to be.
Listen to this story of a childhood nightmare and how Sandra transformed her life into a Power Woman's dream.
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*The name of my guest has been changed, to keep her identity safe & secure. We ask you to respect her wish.
If you like to get in contact please don't hesitate to contact me and I am happy to connect you personally.
Thank you.
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When we find a partner that matches our weaknesses with their strengths, supports us whenever we feel in need for help, wants only our best and is not only our lover but also our best friend, we hit a jackpot.
Falling in love is a beautiful thing. Unless we end up in an abusive relationship.
It very often starts out what seems to be a wonderful relationship - but he emotional or physical abuse creeps in slowly but steady over time.
Tara found herself in an emotional abusive relationship. She moved into a new city with her boyfriend, started to become unhappy in her job and eventually started to think something was wrong with her when her boyfriend would start to point out certain things about her more often.
"It started to really make me feel small and insignificant and kind of made me take a step back and make me think I wasn't good enough."
Very often do we end up in abusive relationships, before we are able to recognize what we are getting ourselves into. Tara was strong enough to get out of it, but it was a hard and long journey.
Today, Tara Rae Bradford is a Growth Strategist & Success Coach. She is the founder of The Potentialista®, a global mentorship program to help extraordinary people become visionary leaders and bring their ambitions to life. Tara has 9 years of experience helping individuals and families through tragedies. When she reached the top of her career path by the age of 26 she discovered that happiness and success are not the same thing. After reinventing her own life, she completed her certification in high performance coaching so she could help others change their lives as well.
Tara is passionate about helping high achievers live happy, fulfilling, successful lives by guiding them to develop fierce confidence and limitless self belief. She is also committed to helping empower 1 million women to become visionary leaders in their industries by 2020.
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FIND TARA HERE:
www.tararaebradford.com
www.facebook.com/tararaebradford.co
www.instagram.com/tararaebradford
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Salena had to move out of home by the age of 14 and was forced to move interstate to live with her grandparents which was very difficult for them to get along with. So after an 8-months of trial it was clear that she had to leave them as well.
She then went through a tough time of moving, being left and sent away from people she loved, having to grow up in a blink of an eye and manage her life like an adult.
But I promise, I only have true power women on the podcast - and oh how Salena fits that description to the bones. Listen to her amazing story that is so powerful, you immediately want to jump up and make sure you do everything to become successful yourself!
Now, Salena's mission is to bring the business world into the retail world for small business owners. So many people work in their business, and they just don't know how to find the time to learn new things, to grow and to be inspired. She is known as The Retail Strategist. After building an award winning chain of on and offline stores Salena now helps other store owners to build their stores confidently and become business savvy. To reach that goal, she created The Boutique Academy, the first ever business course designed specifically for retailers.
Her vision is to help 100 million retailers become more confident and business savvy.
In addition to Salena's courses, retailers find heaps of help and value in her weekly podcast and weekly tv show, which shows retailers how to implement simple, actionable business strategies into their retail biz.
If you like to know more about Salena, don't hesitate to check her out!
WHERE TO FIND SALENA:
Website: https://salenaknight.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thesalenaknight/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesalenaknight/
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- A Liberating Interview with Michaela Alexis
Agoraphobia.
An "anxiety disorder in which you fear and avoid places or situations that might cause you to panic and make you feel trapped, helpless or embarrassed. You fear an actual or anticipated situation, such as using public transportation, being in open or enclosed spaces, standing in line, or being in a crowd." (Source: Mayo Clinic)
A fear that isolates you, that traps you in your own world, keeps you busy with being afraid of situations that are not reality but real enough for your to avoid anything that could make it happen.
Michaela Alexis is the LinkedIn Queen of authenticity, has 50,000+ followers that she inspires with her journey to finally finding the place she belongs to: Grade A Digital. She is now the president of this amazing Digital Marketing Company and keeps inspiring people daily, for example with her new campaign #letsgethonest on LinkedIn.
What people often don't know is, she has suffered from Agoraphobia throughout her college time. It went as far as that she wasn't able to attend her classes in college for months over months.
Listen to this amazing and liberating Episode about personal struggles, the battle against anxiety and Michaela's break through to a life free of fear
Find Michaela here:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michaeladalexis
Twitter: @mickalexis
Instagram: @mickalexis
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Recently mentioned in Inc.com by Neil Patel, Amanda's Podcast for Female Entrepreneurs was just rated one of the "Top 13 Entrepreneur Podcasts you should be listening to right now".
Neil says:
"The number of female entrepreneurs is growing every year, which is fantastic. Today, 18% of startups have at least one female founder. This podcast brings in a necessary perspective, speaking with successful female entrepreneurs on a weekly basis. It's a terrific dive that gets away from all the tech podcasts that are out there, providing insight from a diverse group of startups and entrepreneurs."
But how does one get so far? And what are the ambitions to strive rather than just survive? Our this week's interview with the amazing Amanda Boleyn gives amazing insights into a Success Story that started 2012 when she left Corporate America to be her own boss.
Amanda works as a freelance consultant, specifying in sales, employee engagement and leadership development training. Over the years of working as a Solopreneur she developed her love of storytelling and combined her knowledge and passion in early 2015 into the amazing She Did It Her Way Podcast
Listen to our conversation about Badass Women in entrepreneurship, their way in "a Men's World", challenges and how to overcome them and much more amazing insights.
Tune in now!
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What if you found out that your life may be over by the end of your 30th birthday?
Denise was born with a chronic illness called Cystic Fibrosis and has been told very early in her life that she might not live longer than 30years.
Knowing this can be a huge burden and a mental block - or you can live your life just like Denise in freedom and to the fullest. On her Facebook Page you can see her beautiful profile photo and her description that states the following quote:
“If you can’t believe in miracles, then believe in yourself. When you want something bad enough, let that drive push you to make it happen. Sometimes you’ll run into brick walls that are put there to test you. Find a way around them and stay focused on your dream. Where there’s a will, there’s a way.”
― Isabel Lopez
Having known Denise for a bit now, I know this quote is 100% hers. If it wasn't Isabel Lopez that said it, Denise would have been the one.
Listen to her inspiring story of how she is dealing with her chronic illness, what brought her to travel as much as possible and what she is writing about on her blog Travelous Mind.
Denise has also a new project that we are going to talk about and I am SUPER excited to be able to support her and spreading the word. Don't miss out and tune in to find out what big project is coming soon!
Side Information
What is Cystic Fibrosis? The Mayo Clinic provides a great overview on their website:
"Cystic fibrosis is an inherited disorder that causes severe damage to the lungs, digestive system and other organs in the body.
Cystic fibrosis affects the cells that produce mucus, sweat and digestive juices. These secreted fluids are normally thin and slippery. But in people with cystic fibrosis, a defective gene causes the secretions to become sticky and thick. Instead of acting as a lubricant, the secretions plug up tubes, ducts and passageways, especially in the lungs and pancreas."
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Sometimes Life hits you even more unexpected than you think.
In this case it means becoming pregnant while traveling. But what to do in this critical situation?
In this week's Episode we talk about Abortion while Traveling with Alice Teacake. Her amazing and super brave article made a big wave on the internet for her straight out honesty and the help she offers. Today we will talk about some details of how to find a safe place, why Abortion should be available to any Woman and more important things! It's 100% worth tuning in!
Teacake Travels encourages women to face their fears, push their boundaries and reach their full potential through solo female adventure travel.
But who is Alice? Alice Teacake is passionate about encouraging every woman to get out of her comfort zone, try something new and be awesome - and all of this through solo female travel!
She has been rocking feminist, girl power travel for 7 years now. Always seeking the next challenge, there is barely something that can scare her. And if she is in fear, she'l do it anyway! Alice is the female version of the ‘Yes Man’, and we wouldn't want her to be otherwise!
With her honest, refreshing and straight forward way of writing you feel like you don't want to wait longer and jump right into your next adventure. But she is not afraid to also speak the truth about topics that elsewhere are taboo. And that's why we met up today.
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For my very first #PowerWomenTalk Episode I have an amazing guest on my show: Tricia Brouk. Tricia is a #PowerWoman herself and works as Director/Writer/Choreographer/Tedx Organizer.
Tricia is currently working on Mothers and Daughters a documentary style theater piece on the complex relationships of Mother and Daughters.
In addition to working in the entertainment industry, Tricia Brouk applies her expertise as a director and writer for film, television and theater to the art of Big Talks and Keynotes. She nurtures speakers using the same techniques she does with actors by guiding them to become their most vulnerable selves in order to truly connect with their audience. She offers speakers a new point of view on what a Big Talk can be and how to achieve their goal, and often times, their dream, of taking a Big stage.
Please read more info on www.moniquelindner.com/podcast
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Life with chronic diseases is hard enough. I am not saying it isn't great but it is not easy very often. Dying of a clinical death didn't make it any easier when realising this could have been easily the end of my life. But what came next was just devastating. Rape. This Episode is the 2nd part of my Life Story and shall give you the overview of why I am here today and why I am doing what I am doing. I will get back to these topics later in this show after I have invited a few amazing Power Women and will talk more in detail about how to deal with each of the adversity I went through.
As this is the 2nd Episode I want to say thank you to everyone who is listening to the podcast and will continue to tune in and support my work. Please check into iTunes and leave a review for me here, if you like what I am doing: UNLIMITED U - The Podcast for Power Women on iTunesHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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It's finally time! The first Episode is here and it's full of insights. I am talking about the first part of my story, which is why I am doing what I am doing today and how I got through it.
As I will go deeper into this in different episodes later this is really only the "short" version of it.
Dive into it and get to know me better. Me, that's Monique, your host of UNLIMITED U - The Podcast for Power Women, and I am so incredibly happy to have you here.
This is my very first time doing a podcast so excuse my funny weird very often use of "uhm" and "like" - I promise it'll be better with the coming episodes ;)
Join me on the journey of creating something unique to Empower Women worldwide to find their voice, creating the strength to push through the harsh and tough phases in life that sometimes hit us like a wrecking ball by telling these fascinating stories of Women who overcame adversity and have made it through with amazing strength.
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